Senior Software Engineer, Video Streaming

Posted 15 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
165K-215K Annually
Senior level
Consumer Web • Digital Media • Information Technology • News + Entertainment • Social Media
The Role
The Senior Software Engineer will enhance video streaming solutions using Wowza and similar technologies. Responsibilities include optimizing GPU efficiency, architecting high-quality video features, and overseeing maintenance and upgrades. The role requires expertise in large-scale streaming pipelines and mentoring less experienced staff.
Summary Generated by Built In

Who we are:
Multi Media LLC is a leader in digital innovation, focusing on creating modern products for the content creator community. Our main platform, Chaturbate, is a key player in the adult entertainment industry, bringing billions of people together worldwide. We aim to make Chaturbate the best place for users and creators to interact and connect, offering a safe, creative, and engaging space for everyone.
We're expanding our team and are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help us scale our platform to support hundreds of thousands of concurrent viewers. If you're excited about tackling high-load streaming challenges and eager to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you!
Numbers you'll impact:

  • 1,200+ CUDA capable GPUs
  • 12k+ concurrent live video broadcasts
  • 400k+ concurrent live video streams
  • 170k hours broadcasted daily
  • 21.6 petabytes of data streamed daily


What you'll be doing:

  • Act as a knowledge center for streaming best practices across teams.
  • Identify, recommend, and implement site improvements that will affect millions of users.
  • Engineer solutions for improving GPU efficiency.
  • Lead latency improvement initiatives by participating in tech discussions and defining optimal solutions.
  • Architect new features to ensure high video quality.
  • Plan, scope, and execute video streaming service maintenance and upgrades to support high-load projects.
  • Identify and address any issues in streaming workflows to keep projects moving smoothly.


Requirements
What we're looking for:

  • Expertise in video processing, transcoding, and video streaming technologies, like HLS, LL-HLS, ABR, DASH, RTMP, RTP, WebRTC, MPEG TS, CMAF, OBS, and various audio & video codecs.
  • Previous hands-on experience dealing with challenges like improving video latency and GPU efficiency.
  • Proven experience managing high-load video streaming projects and processing pipelines that support several hundreds of thousands of concurrent viewers/users.
  • Strong knowledge of networking protocols and sockets.
  • Ability to write OOP-compliant, clean, and performant code.
  • Proficiency with concurrency and multithreaded code.


Bonus points:

  • Basic knowledge of Python/Django and TypeScript/JavaScript.


Benefits
What you'll get:

  • Fair and competitive base salary
  • Fully Remote Optional
  • Health, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurances for you and any dependents, with policy premiums covered by the Company
  • Long & Short term disability insurance
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Annual Year-End Company Closure
  • Optional 401k with 5% matching
  • 12 Paid Holidays
  • Paid Lunches in-office, or if Remote, a $125/week stipend via Sharebite
  • EAP and Employee Recognition Programs
  • And much more!


The base salary range for this position is $165,000 - $215,000 annually. Range reflects base salary only. It does not include additional compensation or benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum range for a new hire across the U.S. for the posted position. A candidate's specific pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the candidate's job-related skills, relevant education, training, experience, certifications, and abilities of the candidate, as well as other factors unique to each candidate.
Multi Media, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and strives for diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply!

Top Skills

Cuda
JavaScript
Python
Typescript

What the Team is Saying

Shirley
Evgenii
Hans
Chris
John
Kseniia
The Company
Irvine, CA
270 Employees
Remote Workplace
Year Founded: 2011

What We Do

Multi Media is a tech startup with a mission to create a safe space for folks from all across the world to explore and make connections with a community that accepts them.

Through our web platform that combines video streaming, live chatting, fan forums, and a custom-built marketplace, among other features, we connect broadcasters to fans, allowing them to create exceptional content in any customizable space. With millions of cams to view, users can choose their preferred experience by viewing live HD streaming videos, interacting through live chat rooms, purchasing exclusive content, or joining the fan club of their favorite broadcasters.

We were founded in 2011 and since then have grown into a thriving company of cutting-edge tech and teams who are passionate about making the best product possible. Multi Media is revolutionizing the live-streaming industry. We have built a multifaceted web platform that virtually connects people from all over the world and our hard work has paid off in the form of over 10 million page views every day.

Why Work With Us

We strive to nurture a uniquely unconstrained tech culture, and highly encourage independent thinking and creative problem solving. We value folks who can think big and have the drive to bring their ideas to life! Multi Media believes in a healthy work-life balance and giving all our employees what they need to succeed at all points in the process.

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Multi Media, LLC Offices

Remote Workspace

Employees work remotely.

We offer 100% remote jobs. However, our offices are always open for those who need to work in a quiet space (and co-workings are also provided). We also host in-person events at least once a year for employees to spend time together in person!

Typical time on-site: None
Irvine, CA
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